My family solicitor has given a fee calculation of £995 for fixed fee conveyancing in Thames Ditton. I am looking to sell a modern house for £300,000. Are these estimated fees excessive? Is it in excess of the norm for conveyancing in Thames Ditton?
The charges are a bit high. Where you are content to expend time scrutinising prices you may be able to get the conveyancing a bit cheaper by perhaps £100 plus VAT. On the other hand, you maylive to rue opting for an a cheaper solicitor. Remember to enquire the conveyancer can also act for your lender. Do employ our comparison tool to choose a Thames Ditton conveyancing company on the lender’s member panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Thames Ditton.
I am under pressure from the mortgagee in possession of a property in Thames Ditton to sign contracts within four weeks. What can I do to expedite matters?
In the event that the seller is applying pressure for your conveyancing we would recommend that your solicitor is familiar with the location as they will make use of local relationships and insight. It is even conceivable that they may have transacted previousproperties in the same street. Therefore consider using a Thames Ditton conveyancing solicitor. In addition, make sure that the conveyancing firm is on the on the approved list for your mortgage company. It is said that just under twenty per cent of Thames Ditton conveyancing deals are held up or derailed after discovering a purchaser’s solicitor was not on their banks list of approved solicitors. This can often result in the transaction being frustrated by an average of 21 days. It is understood that this issue affects in the region of one hundred thousand home sales annually. Many Thames Ditton conveyancing firms can not represent certain lenders so do check as early as possible.
I am in the process of remortgaging my house in Thames Ditton, does my lawyer have to be on the HSBC Conveyancing panel?
In theory, you could use a solicitor that is not on the HSBC conveyancing panel, but HSBC would require one of their panel solicitors to be instructed to act in their interests, and you'd have to pay for this - so most people instruct a panel solicitor. It's also easier, as otherwise you'd have to deal with two solicitors for the same transaction.
Me and my brother own a 4 bedroom Victorian house in Thames Ditton. Conveyancing lawyer represented me and Coventry Building Society. I did a free Land Registry search last week and I saw two entries: the first freehold, the second leasehold with the matching property. I thought I was buying a freehold how can I check?
You need to review the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered proprietor of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Thames Ditton and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they remortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with mortgage companies. You can also question the position with your conveyancing practitioner who completed the work.
We are a couple of weeks into a freehold purchase having been referred to a firm by the high street agent to handle our conveyancing in Thames Ditton. I am am very disappointed with the quality of service. Could you you assist me in finding new lawyers?
A conveyancer would have to be really bad in order to consider diss instructing them. Has the loan offer been sent? If so you will need to inform them of the new conveyancer and ensure the mortgage documents are issued to the new lawyers. The conveyancer needs to be on the mortgage company approved list to avoid supplemental charges and complications. So that should be your starting point. Our search tool will assist you in finding a bank approved conveyancer for your home move in Thames Ditton
Due to complete next month on a garden flat in Thames Ditton. Conveyancing solicitors inform me that they will have a report out to me tomorrow. Are there areas in the report that I should be focusing on?
The report on title for your leasehold conveyancing in Thames Ditton should include some of the following:
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Will you be prohibited or prevented from having pets in the property? Whether the landlord has obligations to ensure rights of quiet enjoyment over your premises and do you know what it means in practice? What options are open to you if another leaseholder in the building breaches a clause of their lease? Does the lease prohibit wood flooring? Who has the liability to repair and maintain the main walls and foundations. It is essential that you know who is liable for the repair and maintenance of all parts of the block and communal areas
I have had difficulty in trying to purchase the freehold in Thames Ditton. Can this matter be resolved via the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal?
in cases where there is a missing freeholder or where there is dispute about the premium for a lease extension, under the relevant legislation you can apply to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal to judgment on the sum to be paid.
An example of a Lease Extension case for a Thames Ditton property is Flat D 15 Claremont Gardens in September 2013. TheTribunal determined in accordance with section48 and Schedule13 of the Leasehold Reform,Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 that the premium for the extended lease should be fourteen thousand one hundred and eighty seven pounds (£14,187.00) This case affected 1 flat.